Galveston Weathered Worst Storm Yet With 39 Dead
Galveston reports 39 lives lost and about 15 million dollars in damages after the gulf storm that swept from Sabine Pass to Matagorda bay. The sea wall saved the city. looting prompted martial law and patrols. Bodies include four soldiers and a boy. mass meeting organized aid, and saloons ordered closed.
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Perry Young
Galveston
Beaumont
West Indies
Gulf Coast
Sabine Pass
Matagorda Bay
Pelican Island
U. S. Army
McClellan
Ernest Rohel
Lewis Fisher
Fisher
West Indian hurricane devastates Gulf Coast with costly toll
The storm’s two days of furious winds brought an estimated 234 fatalities and about 25 million dollars in damage across the gulf coast with higher death tolls possible. Shipping and several ships overdue at New Orleans raise fears while 190 marooned on Marsh Island face starvation. Galveston and Houston suffer major property losses.
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Gulf Coast
Ito
New Orleans
Marsh Island
Abbeville
Galveston
Houston
Alibi Day in Georgia Probes Lynching of Leo M. Frank
Marietta held alibi day as investigations into Leo M. Franks lynching after his Milledgeville prison farm kidnapping continued. Citizens described guarded appearances and private detectives seeking details about two groups believed ready to lynch Frank, one at Milledgeville and one in Marietta.
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Atlanta
Marietta
Leo M. Frank
Milledgeville
Frank
Weather Forecast Unsettled Tonight and Friday
Government forecast warns of unsettled weather with probable rain tonight and Friday. Temperature readings show yesterday at 9 am and today at 7 am and 2 pm, indicating fluctuating highs and lows.
Clearout of duplicate piano rolls and jewelry shop ad
To Owners of Player Pianos we offer Friday and Saturday sale of duplicate piano rolls with popular rolls at 18c and high grade rolls at 38c. The Miller McConnell Co advertisement notes a well equipped shop for manufacture and repair of jewelry. Walter H Double Jeweler and Optician at the Hall Mark Store 123 125 To be used.
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Miller-McConnell Co
Walter H. Double
Hall Mark
Foot specialist ad and local events notice
An advertisement for T. R. McDonald a foot specialist at 110 Market Ave N Stark 939L Bell 2848. Also notices a sun-tues-thurs band concert and festival at Nimisila park on Thursday evening August 19 Sanitary Milk Co. band. Additional adv for Canton Motor Car Co smoke cigar and last day awards.
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T. R. McDonald
N. Stark
Bell
Nimisila Park
Sanitary Milk Co
Canton school board urges five mill tax levy amid budget gaps
Canton officials postponing budget hearing as budget commission gathers at city hall. School board member A B Clark argues a five mill levy is needed to cover rising costs from growth, new pupils and building needs, with last year’s deficit and prior borrowing cited.
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County Budget Commission
Canton City
B. F. Faust
Budget Commission
Snyder
Oberlin
Ake
A. B. Clark
Board of Education
Clark
Canton
Waco
Liquor license seat eyed in Stark and Summit counties
A scheme to place Dr. W. E. Moulton of Canal Fulton on the Stark County tri county liquor board is gaining momentum. Senators Wise Wickline and Julius Whiting Jr form a trio backing the plan with Democratic board members from Wayne County, aiming to secure a two year majority and political influence for future ambitions.
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Canal Fulton
Starkee
Tri-County
J. J. Wise
Massillon
Sen
Wickline
Akron
Julius Whiting, Jr
Canton
Wayne-co
Stark Co
Wise
State Auditor
Whiting
Tricounty Board
Summit
Stark
Moulton
Summitco
Summit-co
Canton Faces Higher City Tax Levy Under Legal Ruling
Auditor warns the 1911 budget will push Canton City taxes above present limits as budget boards use a court ruling by former attorney general Hogan to justify limited cuts and potential large rate hikes for city officials, schools, and townships under the Smith one percent law.
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Canton
Hogan
Budget Board
Canton City
Convention Call for Ohio Adult Bible Classes
Officials of the state Sunday School association issued a call for a convention in Columbus on September 28 and 29 for all organized adult Bible classes in the state. The aim is to equip students for social service and aid the statewide prohibition fight this fall. More than 2000 attendees expected.
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Columbus
State Sunday School Association
Canton farmers press for county agricultural agent
Hundreds of Canton area farmers and rural committee members gathered at a community picnic to push for a county agricultural agent. Ohio officials A P Sandles and F L Allen spoke as plans were laid to form a township chaired organization, with one chair from each township and five helpers.
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Stark-co
Canton Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
A. P. Sandles
Columbus
Ohio State Agricultural Commission
F. L. Allen
Burton
Bethlehem
Amos Mace
Paris
B. F. Stier
Pike
Emery Steinmetz
Plain
Frank Wise
Sugar Creek
George Warstler
Special Excursion to Cleveland One Dollar Round Trip
One dollar excursion to Cleveland and return on Saturday August 21 via W and L E Train leaves Canton at 7 a.m. and returns from Cleveland at 7 30 p.m Central time. Advertisement.
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Carnahan
Cleveland
Sat
Big Forest City Fair
Canton
Adv
Americans warn of grave consequences if lives lost on Arabic
Washington officials warned that any loss of American lives aboard the White Star liner Arabic would trigger the most serious crisis yet between the United States and Germany. The note to the German foreign office urged that future German naval actions violating rights be treated as deliberately unfriendly when Americans are affected.
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Liverpool
Fastnet
England
U. S
Belfast
New York
White Star Line
Cials
Germany
U.S
Canton considers extending city limits and new building codes
Council cler k R F Faust says a July or August 23 vote will appoint a committee to inspect city borders with the engineer. The aim is to add territory showing tax value gains, extend limits in all directions including south, and have a new building code by year’s start. Waco may be included.
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County Commissioners Council
Canton
R. F. Faust
Veils
Waco
Faust
Overlands fret because Overlands fast
Advertising blurbs note Canton Motor Car Co and Dannemt Jer's Royal Blend coffee urging orders as readers scan the page corner.
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